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Danny. I think this is one of your best chess talks. You explained firmly for those of us who only had the 1953 Zurich book how the understanding of opening strategy and space has moved on since then, and why it is no longer a clever idea to try to play like this. But you also showed how this old game had great imagination, and fighting spirit on both sides, and patience, and endgame skill, and the human touch -- everything that makes chess the game we love so much. This is how the great old players and their great old games should be explained: with truth, but also with a lot of sympathy.
I wonder if the implicit part of being "ordered to win" was...."or else..." Reminds of the pianist Vladimir Sofronitsky being flown out to play at the Pottsdam conference on the "orders" of Josef Stalin (one of the few times he was allowed to perform outside of the Soviet Union)
Great analysis, i deeply regret selling this classic book, Zurich 1953, more than 30 years ago to make room for other books. And typical Reshevsky, not resigning in a lost position, remember the game against Bobby Fischer where Reshevsky lost the queen in the opening. Is is said that Bobby saw that trap in a russian magazine, and Reshevsky was not aware of it. In his early years, Bobby devoured all the chess literature in the quest for knowledge. Excellent work GM Daniel.
Wow! What amazing calculations on both sides of the board. And thank you for your analysis, without which I would have missed so many points of interest and insight. I have happily subscribed.
Daniel, I'd truly like to thank you for the great analysis you provide. In my estimation, you are the finest chess commentator out there and I look forward to watching all of your awesome content. Bronstein is such an interesting player, I use a variation of this KID system and have had really good success with it, of course, I am not a GM. I always tend to root for it and back players, like Radjabov, that breath new life into it.
GM King, Miguel Najdorf also wrote a tournament book for Zurich 1953. Originally only in Spanish, Russell Enterprises brought out an English translation in 2012. Najdorf does criticize 23 e4 - twice! He does so in the game notes (he gives it a '?' and suggests "23 g4 to enable 24 Bh4, and if 23...Bxd4 24 Rxd4 Ne6 25 Rxd6 Nxf4 26 Qf3."), and in the round summary. In both cases he calls the move premature.
Show the game Bronstein said he had to lose to Botvinnik in 1951 Match. I think he told Kapsarov or maybe Fischer that they should not be so upset about something for he told them had had to lose as directed by Soviet authorities.
1953 Zurich Candidates was an outstanding tournament. So many great players. And some historical games like Geller-Euwe, Averbakh-Kotov, Najdorf-Averbakh. You could easily make a video series of several great games.
There is a Bronstein game where he plays a seemingly innocuous move, something like Qb3, which turns out to be the only winning move with his King side attack. I would love to see that game again if I could only find it.
Back in the day, for a Soviet player who was "ordered to win" it was either beating the opponent or spending the rest of his life somewhere in a remote village in Syberia. Or worse...
Not really. There was no chess player in the Soviet Union who suffered any serious consequences for non-compliance. The threat was greater than its execution, of course. And Botvinnik always stood for chess players against the party bureaucracy. They could not do much against his dominant personality.
In 1990 Bronstein visited Iceland and we had discussions for a week. (see Fischer Bronstein). He was inventor like me. This game is stunning. We played a match 6 games 30 min pr player. To my surprize he played Janish variation, I played d3 and got some advantage then he offered a draw. I accepted. Then he played d4 variation against Ruy draw again. 3 game I played Reti and got better pose perhaps winning N up in the end. He won against Old indian, draw in Q pawn opening, Final game QGAcc, I missed a draw he showed me. In speed chess he won all games 90% very draw like. This book explained by Bronstein is one of the best ever. .
@@PowerPlayChess He informed me about secret info. I had been playing corr game after the computers took over. Too much work. One of my invention is f6! against King gambit won Bjarni Magnusson. Later used by GM Short against GM Hans Ree. Too much work i am doctor. Yes both the match was very enjoyable, and Bronstein was very friendly.
Great video! I'm currently playing through Bronstein's 1953 Zurich Candidates Tournament book and I'm enjoying it alot. Can we get a Reschevsky series soon?
Iirc, FIDE decided sometime in the late 1980s that asking "Are you playing for a win?" should count as a draw offer. So back then, officially he hadn't offered a draw - though it was probably a way to mess with the minds of weaker players. Anyway, it makes Bronstein beating him even better!
I guess this might be a little too late, and possibly antithetical to the theme, but Kholmov vs Bronstein is a game for the ages(!), and surprisingly isn't covered by any chess channels on TH-cam at any depth. #suggestion
Danny, I wonder if you have seen the top 50 players of all time list being compiled over on chess24. They have Reshevsky at number thirty and Bronstein at number twenty five.
In a lost position from a Capablanca memorial tournament, instead of resigning, the player adjourned, the next day his opponent did not show up, having died (probably of a hear attack?) ⋯Source: Larry Evans On Reshevsky's stubbornness: Botvinnik says in a game against him, "further 'Resistance' is hopeless" Keres writes in the AVRO tournament, after falling into a trap he lost a piece for 2 pawns. (The game did not end there) After losing a Queen for 2 pieces in a Sicilian Opening against Fisher, Resehevsky continued⋯ Some American say "It ain't over, until it's over"
tricky midgame. You can study for hours for all the tactics available. I felt overwelmed by the possibilities. Beyond my level to control every shot on the board. The end painful for white side, not any decent moves available, just wait for the kill.
A great example: Nowadays people scream "ALPHA 0!" whenever they see an a- or an h-pawn advances all the way to the 6th rank. They should in fact go "Bronstein!" or "Larsen!" 😎👍
Such a pity that the Classical King's Indian has all but vanished from serious play. Black attacking K-side, White attacking Q-side, who'll crash through first??!! Some of the most exciting games in the history of chess resulted from this opening. One nice thing about not playing at the super GM level---your choice of openings is vastly wider.
LOL..."Samuel Reshevsky is THE most overrated prodigy "GM" patzer in the history of chess, clearly blundering into first place for that title, far ahead of that other big Kosher fish....Arthur Bisguire"....Robert J. Fischer
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In honour of Sean Connery, can you do Spassky-Bronstein? (Featured in _From Russia With Love_).
Danny. I think this is one of your best chess talks. You explained firmly for those of us who only had the 1953 Zurich book how the understanding of opening strategy and space has moved on since then, and why it is no longer a clever idea to try to play like this. But you also showed how this old game had great imagination, and fighting spirit on both sides, and patience, and endgame skill, and the human touch -- everything that makes chess the game we love so much.
This is how the great old players and their great old games should be explained: with truth, but also with a lot of sympathy.
Thank you!
Great play in one of the greatest tournaments ever played: Zürich 1953
Middle name Ionovich. No wonder his games were so charged with excitement.
Iohonon
lol, he was a pretty positive guy
Get out lmao
loll
I wonder if the implicit part of being "ordered to win" was...."or else..."
Reminds of the pianist Vladimir Sofronitsky being flown out to play at the Pottsdam conference on the "orders" of Josef Stalin (one of the few times he was allowed to perform outside of the Soviet Union)
Great analysis, i deeply regret selling this classic book, Zurich 1953, more than 30 years ago to make room for other books. And typical Reshevsky, not resigning in a lost position, remember the game against Bobby Fischer where Reshevsky lost the queen in the opening. Is is said that Bobby saw that trap in a russian magazine, and Reshevsky was not aware of it. In his early years, Bobby devoured all the chess literature in the quest for knowledge. Excellent work GM Daniel.
Wow! What amazing calculations on both sides of the board. And thank you for your analysis, without which I would have missed so many points of interest and insight. I have happily subscribed.
Thank you William! Do check out the other videos featuring Judit.
Daniel, I'd truly like to thank you for the great analysis you provide. In my estimation, you are the finest chess commentator out there and I look forward to watching all of your awesome content. Bronstein is such an interesting player, I use a variation of this KID system and have had really good success with it, of course, I am not a GM. I always tend to root for it and back players, like Radjabov, that breath new life into it.
GM King, Miguel Najdorf also wrote a tournament book for Zurich 1953. Originally only in Spanish, Russell Enterprises brought out an English translation in 2012. Najdorf does criticize 23 e4 - twice! He does so in the game notes (he gives it a '?' and suggests "23 g4 to enable 24 Bh4, and if 23...Bxd4 24 Rxd4 Ne6 25 Rxd6 Nxf4 26 Qf3."), and in the round summary. In both cases he calls the move premature.
i like how he is pronouncing Bronstein's name differently during the video :DDD
Show the game Bronstein said he had to lose to Botvinnik in 1951 Match. I think he told Kapsarov or maybe Fischer that they should not be so upset about something for he told them had had to lose as directed by Soviet authorities.
Great commentary Daniel!
This is one of the best games I've ever seen!
1953 Zurich Candidates was an outstanding tournament. So many great players. And some historical games like Geller-Euwe, Averbakh-Kotov, Najdorf-Averbakh. You could easily make a video series of several great games.
I bought this book last year at Powells book store in Portland.
What a joy to watch such a game commented by the great Daniel King
Great content
There is a Bronstein game where he plays a seemingly innocuous move, something like Qb3, which turns out to be the only winning move with his King side attack. I would love to see that game again if I could only find it.
Back in the day, for a Soviet player who was "ordered to win" it was either beating the opponent or spending the rest of his life somewhere in a remote village in Syberia. Or worse...
Not really. There was no chess player in the Soviet Union who suffered any serious consequences for non-compliance. The threat was greater than its execution, of course. And Botvinnik always stood for chess players against the party bureaucracy. They could not do much against his dominant personality.
In 1990 Bronstein visited Iceland and we had discussions for a week. (see Fischer Bronstein). He was inventor like me. This game is stunning. We played a match 6 games 30 min pr player. To my surprize he played Janish variation, I played d3 and got some advantage then he offered a draw. I accepted. Then he played d4 variation against Ruy draw again. 3 game I played Reti and got better pose perhaps winning N up in the end. He won against Old indian, draw in Q pawn opening, Final game QGAcc, I missed a draw he showed me. In speed chess he won all games 90% very draw like. This book explained by Bronstein is one of the best ever. .
I’m sure that must have been a wonderful experience.
@@PowerPlayChess He informed me about secret info. I had been playing corr game after the computers took over. Too much work. One of my invention is f6! against King gambit won Bjarni Magnusson. Later used by GM Short against GM Hans Ree. Too much work i am doctor. Yes both the match was very enjoyable, and Bronstein was very friendly.
Great video! I'm currently playing through Bronstein's 1953 Zurich Candidates Tournament book and I'm enjoying it alot.
Can we get a Reschevsky series soon?
Reminds me a little of some of Boris gelfands games, "slowly slowly"
I have heard that Reshevsky would offer a draw and then if it was accepted claim he never offered it.
Iirc, FIDE decided sometime in the late 1980s that asking "Are you playing for a win?" should count as a draw offer. So back then, officially he hadn't offered a draw - though it was probably a way to mess with the minds of weaker players. Anyway, it makes Bronstein beating him even better!
Thank you for another great video! Have you ever analized Judith polgar games? Would like to see your analisis on one of her games.
:) what a coincidence
It would be great pleasure meeting you in real life😀
great game! those russian gms are tough :)
Wow, amazingly complicated game. If someone had ordered me to win on top of this, going postal would be the only choice!
I guess this might be a little too late, and possibly antithetical to the theme, but Kholmov vs Bronstein is a game for the ages(!), and surprisingly isn't covered by any chess channels on TH-cam at any depth. #suggestion
You could analyse Kramnik vs Topalov game in 2008 and later whn Anand won the world chess championship
Danny, I wonder if you have seen the top 50 players of all time list being compiled over on chess24. They have Reshevsky at number thirty and Bronstein at number twenty five.
Reshevsky's white bishop is so shiny that makes me blind.
Sir did u watch The Queens Gambit.
In a lost position from a Capablanca memorial tournament, instead of resigning, the player adjourned, the next day his opponent did not show up, having died (probably of a hear attack?) ⋯Source: Larry Evans
On Reshevsky's stubbornness:
Botvinnik says in a game against him, "further 'Resistance' is hopeless"
Keres writes in the AVRO tournament, after falling into a trap he lost a piece for 2 pawns. (The game did not end there)
After losing a Queen for 2 pieces in a Sicilian Opening against Fisher, Resehevsky continued⋯
Some American say "It ain't over, until it's over"
tricky midgame. You can study for hours for all the tactics available. I felt overwelmed by the possibilities. Beyond my level to control every shot on the board. The end painful for white side, not any decent moves available, just wait for the kill.
After 12. Qc2 why not 12... Nfe4 ? (Knight on d4 is unguarded)
Bronstein was ordered to lose to Botvinnik, wasn't he, in their WC match. I read that he went out and got drunk the night before the final match.
A great example: Nowadays people scream "ALPHA 0!" whenever they see an a- or an h-pawn advances all the way to the 6th rank.
They should in fact go "Bronstein!" or "Larsen!" 😎👍
I think the "John Wick" character is inspired by you😜
Fantastic midgame struggle. Seemed like Sam was a bit of a sore loser!
Instead of Qc2 what about Ndb5? Then c6 is impossible
Such a pity that the Classical King's Indian has all but vanished from serious play. Black attacking K-side, White attacking Q-side, who'll crash through first??!! Some of the most exciting games in the history of chess resulted from this opening. One nice thing about not playing at the super GM level---your choice of openings is vastly wider.
LOL..."Samuel Reshevsky is THE most overrated prodigy "GM" patzer in the history of chess, clearly blundering into first place for that title, far ahead of that other big Kosher fish....Arthur Bisguire"....Robert J. Fischer